Taking Ownership Of All That Is Yours

1 Corinthians 3:21-23 give us a surprising truth. We are told that all things are ours. So what does the term 'all things' refer to? Maybe it is that which men give us by way of ministry. Maybe it is the world and everything in our own sphere of experience therein. Perhaps it is life itself, with all the ups and downs associated with living on this planet. Could it even be death, with its uncertainty mixed with the assurance of faith? According to the scripture, all of these things are ours, and more. The things that are present and are happening today. It is also things to come. The future, as it unfolds itself in front of us. All ours.

So, we take ownership. We accept that which is given to us, both the good and bad, and claim it as our own. Then, like any good owner, we become good stewards of our possessions.

As we receive the Word of God, we honor and obey it as the Holy Spirit leads and empowers. Becoming accountable to the Word is the place of deliverance for the believer. New horizons are opened to us as we open ourselves in stewardship to the Word as it is presented to us.

The events that take place in our lives become the pieces of the puzzle that God is constructing in us. He takes each thing and uses it in building us up into lively stones in the Body of Christ. The 'all things' principle of Romans 8:28 goes to work, and, as we take ownership of each day in accountability, we will be witnesses of God's construction project on our behalf. Better to witness construction than destruction!

Heaven is always initiating. We are receiving from the Grace and Mercy of God every moment of the day. The Holy Spirit supplies the unction for us to live in this world, and through it all, the tough and the easy, we grow in the knowledge of the Holy One!

As we realize our wealth of ownership, we find that we also have acquired the power to share the answers of life with others. We discover that we are constrained by God's Love for people, and we initiate Him to each person we meet.

In this, we find our purpose.